Sale 116: The Civil War Sale

Lot 4432    

Confederacy, 1863, 20¢ green, o.g., never hinged, bottom margin single with wide sheet selvage and significant portions of adjacent stamps around, bold color, a Superb jumbo gem; with 2023 P.F. certificate Graded (Sup Gem 100J, SMQ $500).
Scott No. 13    $45 for hinged.

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Lot 4433    

Confederacy, 1863, 20¢ green, top margins gutter block of 4, o.g., very lightly hinged, full well balanced margins, bold color, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 13    $700 for pairs.

Realized: $260

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Lot 4434 o   

Confederacy, 1863, 20¢ green, vertical pair, neat Nacogdoches, Tex. town cancels, margins huge to just shaving at lower left, strong color, Very Fine, most likely used to pay the Trans-Mississippi express rate.
Scott No. 13    $900.

Realized: $425

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Lot 4435    

Confederacy, 1863, 20¢ green, horizontal pair, margins large to into left stamp at bottom left, manuscript canceled with matching "Homer, La., Feb 28/65" postmark alongside on turned cover to Paris, Miss., with via Shreveport & Brandon, Miss. routing endorsement at bottom left, inside initially sent to Homer, Miss. franked with 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, horizontal pair (7) tied by "Nacodoches, Tex." cds; cover slightly reduced at left with repaired nick at bottom left, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 13    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

A RARE DOUBLE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI TURNED COVER WITH SECOND USAGE PAYING THE EAST TO WEST EXPRESS RATE.

The Mississippi River and inland waterway routes were essential lifelines within the Confederacy. Early in the war, Federal naval strategy focused on control of the Mississippi, and, by the spring of 1862, key port cities were captured by Federal forces, giving them control of the river. With the Southern states divided between East and West, the Confederate government was forced to devise special measures to maintain transportation and communication along the trans-Mississippi routes. Surreptitious traffic across the river was carried on by private and government couriers, and the post office was authorized to appoint agents to ensure that the mail lines remained open. In April 1863 the Confederate Congress authorized a "preferred mail" across the Mississippi River and established a 50¢ rate per half-ounce. The act was revised to create an "express mail" without a fixed rate of postage, but instead limited to no more than a dollar per half ounce. By October 1863, Postmaster General Reagan secured a contract to have mail carried across the Mississippi at the rate of 40¢ per half ounce. Meridian and Brandon, Mississippi, were chosen as the eastern terminal points. Shreveport and Alexandria, Louisiana, were chosen as the western terminal points.

Realized: $1,300

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Lot 4436    

Confederacy, 1863, 20¢ green, large margins and deep color, tied by "Raleigh, N.C., Apr 19" cds on turned cover to Salisbury, N.C., endorsed "Containing a Key" at top which is reason for the double rate; inside with simple handcaried addressing; small sealed cover tear at top and light staining, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 13    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $375

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Lot 4437    

Confederacy, 1863, 20¢ green, horizontal pair, margins large to just in at top, tied by "Albany, Ga., May 21, 1864" cds on legal size allover Hartford Fire Insurance Company illustrated shaded ad cover to Richmond Va.; missing backflap and vertical file folds not affecting stamps, Fine, a rare four times rate usage; with 2002 C.S.A. certificate.
Scott No. 13; $4,750    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $525

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Lot 4438    

Confederacy, 1863, 20¢ green, right margin single, pre-printing paper fold extending into sheet margin at top, margins large to just in at upper left, tied by neat grid handstamp on legal size cover to Sumterville, S.C., matching "Winnsborough, S.C., Jun 2" cds; cover reduced at left and file folds affecting postmark, Fine.
Scott No. 13    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $240

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Lot 4439    

Confederacy, 1863, 20¢ dark green, large light irregular margins, intense color, tied by "Richmond, Va., Apr 16" cds on adversity cover made from recycled newsprint (with type print scattered throughout paper); cover slightly reduced at left, Very Fine.
Scott No. 13b    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $425

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Lot 4440    

Confederacy, 1863, 20¢ green, diagonal bisect, upper right portion of stamp, tiny margin corner crease, tied by "Charleston, S.C., Oct 12" cds on fresh cover to Camden S.C.; slight cover reduction at right, Very Fine; signed Dietz.
Scott No. 13d    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Some of the 20¢ stamps were bisected by the postmasters in a number of cities and the halves used for 10¢ stamps, when supplies of the regular 10¢ value were exhausted or their requisitions for 10¢ stamps were delayed by the war.

Realized: $600

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Lot 4441    

Confederacy, 1863, 20¢ green, diagonal bisect, lower left portion of stamp tied by Montgomery, Ala. cds on cover to Evergreen, Ala., with blue embossed Alabama Insurance Company, Montgomery, Alabama cameo corner card; cover with some light manuscript offset and reduced at left into corner card, Fine, certified genuine by the C.S.A. committee in 1975 (certificate no. 600) which no longer accompanies.
Scott No. 13d    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $575

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